Comments on: Chris Carpenter put on a batting practice show in Fenwayhttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/10/23/chris-carpenter-put-on-a-batting-practice-show-in-fenway/
Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball.Sun, 02 Aug 2015 23:06:57 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: stlouis1baseballhttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/10/23/chris-carpenter-put-on-a-batting-practice-show-in-fenway/comment-page-1/#comment-603668
Sat, 26 Oct 2013 01:44:16 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=501419#comment-603668And I sure hope his presence is around for many years to come Spud.
He seems to have embraced his current role. It would be wonderful if that were to continue…even in a limited capacity.
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Thu, 24 Oct 2013 07:16:57 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=501419#comment-602411Why would you make such a case without using statistics to back it up? That would be silly.

And what about Paperlions post was inaccurate?

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Wed, 23 Oct 2013 20:17:00 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=501419#comment-602065Your silence is deafening.
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Wed, 23 Oct 2013 19:18:35 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=501419#comment-602013Once again, all you do is make a comment about someone’s else’s comment without actually providing any actual insight to baseball. This just proves to me that you don’t really know anything about the game at all.

You just complain about what other people say and pretend it’s baseball knowledge.

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Wed, 23 Oct 2013 19:05:07 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=501419#comment-601998Except, of course. He didn’t have a theory, he made an observation ” he did make himself a much better hitter in the last couple of years” and then made more observations, none of which demonstrate the veracity of the first observation. If he wanted to actually demonstrate that his thesis (not a theory) was correct, he would actually have to put forth a different kind of observation casually referred to as stats in order to show that the thesis was correct (or not).
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Wed, 23 Oct 2013 17:58:31 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=501419#comment-601919How dare you provide accurate observational analysis without the use of any numbers to disprove your theory!
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Wed, 23 Oct 2013 17:31:08 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=501419#comment-601894Made me laugh. But the Cards outfield defense is bad enough already. But damn I am going to miss his presence.
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Wed, 23 Oct 2013 16:24:55 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=501419#comment-601811Come back as an outfielder! You wouldn’t be the first Cardinals pitcher to do it!
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Wed, 23 Oct 2013 16:09:54 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=501419#comment-601801Good point. Chris Carpenter is also one of the most awkward hitters in MLB, even for pitchers, and he constantly maintains he cannot hit. But while his style is woeful, he did make himself a much better hitter in the last couple of years in St. Louis.

And his power is generated almost exclusively from his legs, as he employs a short, stagnate upper body stroke, simply trying to get the barrel to the ball. So while this is mostly all fun and games, some hitters, particularly those who reside in Atlanta, should perhaps take notice.